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H. V. APPLEY.

TRUSS. APPLICATION IKILED JULYI, 1912.

1,072,804.- V Patented sept. 9, 1913.

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Application legJuly 1,' y1912. Serial 706,990.

270 all whom 25 may concern: i Be it known that I, Hnnizisoiv V, ArrLnY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Binghamton, in ythe ,countyof Broome and Stateof New'York, have invented certain new ,useful lmprovements in Trusses; andi hereby declare the following to be a'full, clear, andy exact description of .the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and yuse the same.

M f invention relates to infrovenients ink trusses, and its Objectis to provide the same with improved means for` adjustment; to provide a device that will fit the person and be comfortable in use, and to provide same with various new and useful features i as hereinafter morefully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings 1n which Figure 1 is a perspective of a device ein-V bodying my invention. Fig. 2is a plan view of the front portion of the same. Fig. 3 an enlarged detail, in transverse section of the clamping means of the coupling. Fig.

4L an enlarged section of the pad and means for holding and adjusting the saine, and Fig. 5 a perspective detail of a portion of n the device.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures. f

f To extend at each side ofthe body and support the device in place, I provide a pair of curved and resilient or spring members 1 1 preferably of spring steel. These members are spaced apart more or less according to the size of the wearer, and at the rear are connected by straps 2 and a buckle 3, and at the front are connected by elongated links 4 pivoted to the respective front ends of said spring members at one end and oppositelyinserted in a flattened tubular coupling, and adjustable longitudinally in the coupling to space apart, more or less, the front ends of said spring members to adjust to properly lit persons of different sizes. These links extend downward and forward from the front ends of the springs throughout about one-half of their length and are bent. to extend thence substantially horizontal into the coupling and these links and the coupling also have a suitable forward convexity. .A pad 8 is adjustably mounted on either one or both of the links (one being shown)- and rateatedsepee, isis;

Mina@ 13 annee .entame rial,sucli as leather,- felded over ,the edge' ofthe pad plate and secured thereto andis filled out convex with elastic filling and is th-us renderedquite comfortable to the user,

which plate is preferably beaded on the edge to prevent cutting the facing, and to present a smooth rounded edge. The padplate is detachably secured to the back plate by screws 14 whereby the same can be readily detached for replacing the facing or lillc ing 16. y v

To` securely clamp the various parts screws are provided having truncated conical portions which extend through the links and force the-same apart and thus clamp the same between the screws and the surrounding coupling 5 or slide 9, such screws being shown in the coupling at 7 and in the slide at 10. y

The ball is provided with a shank l17, which is inserted in an opening in the slide and also engages the link and thus aids in holding the ball and slide in xed relation and also more securely clamps the parts in place.

bodying spaced parallel members, and a coupling connecting the outer ends ofthe links.

23A' truss comprising vcomparatively nar- Where the links are hinged in theends of l row side members, means adjustably connecting the rear ends of said side members together, the forward ends of said members being notched to provide shoulders, links pivoted to the forward ends of said members and engaged by the shoulders on said mem-Y bers to limit the outward movement of said tween the spaced members of the links to .y

couple the links together. l

4. A truss, comprising alink, a member surrounding the link and adjustable thereon, a screw extending through said member and the link; and having a truncated conical portion within the links to wedge thesame apart and clamp the same within the member.Y

5. Aftruss,comprising a tubular coupling, links adjustable in the coupling and a screw in the coupling having a truncated conical "portion within the link and acting to clamp the link within the coupling.V

4 6. A truss, comprising a link, a slide adjustable on thelink, a ball carried by the slide, a pad supported on the ball and having a socket adjustable on the ball, a screw extending through the slide and link and inserted in the ball, and also having a truncated conical portion engaging the link to clamp the same within the slide.v

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRISON V. APPLEY.

Witnesses: v HAROLD O. VAN ANTWERP, LUTHER V. MoULToN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing thev Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

